Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich

  • Kucinich Building Bipartisan Support for Drone Oversight
    Dec 7, 2012  - Washington D.C. (December 7, 2012) – Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) is building bipartisan support for legislation that would force the Administration to release its legal justification for drone strikes which target American citizens and others overseas. Congressman Kucinich, who has opposed th... More
  • “When we finish with Assad, we will fight the U.S.!”
    Dec 7, 2012  - Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today continued warning colleagues of the threat posed by increasing U.S. support for rebel groups in Syria. In a letter to fellow Members of Congress Kucinich wrote: "A recent article further demonstrates the abundance of evidence that suspected Al-Qaeda affiliate... More
  • “Let’s Build a Bridge over the ‘Fiscal Cliff’ – with a Jobs Program,” Kucinich
    Dec 7, 2012  - Washington D.C. (December 7, 2012) – Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) appeared on “Fox and Friends” this morning, calling for an end to brinksmanship over the “fiscal cliff” negotiations currently going on between the President and Congressional leadership. The interview can be viewed here. Kucini... More
  • Economist Compares Fiscal Cliff to the Great Depression: Government Austerity Stalls Recovery
    Dec 6, 2012  - Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) yesterday hosted Professor Steve Keen, an award-winning economist known for his correct prediction of the 2007-2008 recession, at a well-attended briefing examining how the “fiscal cliff” resembles the mistakes of the 1930’s in which cut-backs in federal spending r... More
  • Kucinich Fights for Program to Mitigate Urban Blight in the Wake of Foreclosure Crisis
    Dec 6, 2012  - Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today sent a letter to Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan asking that he reverse HUD’s recent decision to cut off an agreement with Cuyahoga County’s Land Bank for the disposal of low-valued properties. Congressman Kucinich also requested a... More
  • Kucinich Warns of Dangers of Potential U.S. Involvement in Syria
    Dec 6, 2012  - Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today sent a note to fellow Members of Congress warning of the dangers of expanding the conflict in Syria. He cited an article by Tim Arango of The New York Times which gives a clear explanation of the situation in Syria and the risks involved with intervention. Th... More
  • Unemployment is a National Emergency: Kucinich Calls For Jobs Program
    Dec 5, 2012  - Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today called poverty and joblessness a national emergency. “It’s our choice. Increase taxes, cut spending, put the economy in a stall, or put millions back to work,” said Kucinich. Congressman Kucinich is author of H.R. 2990, the National Emergency Employment Defen... More
  • Kucinich Calls on Congress to Vote on Return to Rule of Law
    Dec 4, 2012  - Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today urged fellow lawmakers to support, H. Res. 819, a Resolution of Inquiry that would compel the Administration to release to Congress documents which form the legal basis for the targeted assassination of American citizens abroad. Those documents would include ... More
  • Kucinich: Pentagon to Expand Spy Agency
    Dec 3, 2012  - Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today warned that expanding spy agencies expand the size and cost of the federal government while encroaching on the freedom of the American people. On the House floor, Kucinich challenged the plan to expand the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency and asked what... More
  • After Hundreds of Billions in Bailouts, Wall Street Preaches Austerity for Main Street
    Nov 30, 2012  - Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today continued his unstinting defense of the middle class calling the most recently proposed budget plan a boondoggle for the top 1% at the expense of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. The full text of his remarks follows. “You think cutting Social Security,... More